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  1. Tsunami Information Statement A tsunami information statement is issued to inform emergency management officials and the public that an earthquake has occurred, or that a tsunami…
  2. Tsunami Warning For products of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC - Pacific (except Alaska, British Columbia and Western States) Hawaii, Caribbean (except Puerto…
  3. Tsunami Watch For products of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC - Pacific (except Alaska, British Columbia and Western States) Hawaii, Caribbean (except Puerto…
  4. TSWG Target Signature Working Group.
  5. TT Total Time.
  6. TT&C Telemetry, Tracking and Command.
  7. TT&E Technical Test and Evaluation (Army).
  8. TTA Total Time Accounting.
  9. TTAB Trademark Trial and Appeal Board -- an administrative tribunal at the USPTO. It has jurisdiction over appeals from decisions of the Trademark Office, as…
  10. TTBM Terminal Tier Battle Manager.
  11. TTBT Threshold Test Ban Treaty.
  12. TTD&D Test Technology Development and Demonstration. A portion of the CTEIP program, which funds the development and demonstration of technologies, which have…
  13. TTEL Tools and Test Equipment List (ILS term).
  14. TTI-237 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors.
  15. TTL Transistor-to-Transistor Logic.
  16. TTP Abbreviation for thymidine 5'-triphosphate. TTP is required for DNA synthesis since it is a direct precursor molecule. See: thymidine, thymidylic acid.
  17. TTS (Text-to-Speech) Technologies for translating or converting typewritten text into speech. [Exchange 2007]
  18. TTSARB Technology Transfer and Security Assistance Review Board.
  19. TTT Test Technology Transfer. 308
  20. TTTN Abbreviation for tandem tie trunk network.
  21. TTV Technology Test Vehicle.
  22. TTY A TTY (teletypewriter) is a communication device used by people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have severe speech impairment.
  23. TTY/TDD A unique telecommunication device for the deaf, using TTY principles.
  24. tubal ligation (TOO-bul lye-GAY-shun) An operation to tie the fallopian tubes closed. This procedure prevents pregnancy by blocking the passage of eggs from the ovaries…
  25. Tube (Fluorescent Light) A fluorescent lamp that has a tubular shape.
  26. Tube valve A valve which is opened or closed by mechanically moving a tube upstream or downstream by an actuating screw.
  27. Tube-In-Plate-Absorber A type of solar thermal collector where the heat transfer fluid flows through tubes formed in the absorber plate.
  28. Tube-Type Collector A type of solar thermal collector that has tubes (pipes) that the heat transfer fluid flows through that are connected to a flat absorber plate.
  29. tubefeeding A type of enteral nutrition (nutrition that is delivered into the digestive system in a liquid form).
  30. tuberculosis (too-BER-kyoo-LOH-sis) A disease caused by a specific type of bacteria that spreads from one person to another through the air.
  31. tuberous sclerosis A genetic disorder in which benign (noncancerous) tumors form in the kidneys, brain, eyes, heart, lungs, and skin.
  32. tubing A float fishing term that means to float down a river, stream or using a float tube in a lake while fishing.
  33. tubulin (TOO-byuh-lin) One of a group of proteins found in high levels in the cell cytoplasm (fluid inside a cell but outside the cell's nucleus).
  34. tubulovillous adenoma (TOO-byoo-loh-VIH-lus A-deh-NOH-muh) A type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts…
  35. Tuck-Pointing See pointing.
  36. Tuff Volcanic rock made up of rock and mineral fragments in volcanic ash matrix. Tuffs commonly are composed of much shattered volcanic rock glass—chilled…
  37. TUG TRACE User Group.
  38. Tugboat Self-propelled vessel with a V-shaped bow designed for the towing (and pushing) of ships or other floating structures such as barges in ports/harbors.
  39. TUI (Telephone User Interface) An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using DTMF or touch-tone inputs. [Exchange 2007]
  40. tui na (twee-nah) Chinese massage that uses kneading, pressing, rolling, shaking, and stretching of the body.
  41. Tule Fog Radiation fog in the Central Valley of California. It forms during night and morning hours in late fall and winter months following the first significant…
  42. tumble tube A glass tube mainly used in vitro to agitate and consequently aerate suspension cultures.
  43. Tumefactions Swelling and edema caused by insulin injections.
  44. Tumor (TOO-mer) An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should.
  45. tumor antigen vaccine (…AN-tih-JEN…) A vaccine made of cancer cells, parts of cancer cells, or pure tumor antigens (substances isolated from tumor cells).
  46. tumor board review A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition…
  47. tumor burden Refers to the number of cancer cells, the size of a tumor, or the amount of cancer in the body. Also called tumor load.
  48. tumor debulking (TOO-mer dee-BUL-king) Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Tumor debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy…
  49. Tumor DNA See T\-DNA.
  50. tumor infiltrating lymphocyte A white blood cell that has left the bloodstream and migrated into a tumor.
  51. tumor initiation (TOO-mer ih-NIH-shee-AY-shun) A process in which normal cells are changed so that they are able to form tumors.
  52. tumor load Refers to the number of cancer cells, the size of a tumor, or the amount of cancer in the body. Also called tumor burden.
  53. tumor marker (TOO-mer ...) A substance that may be found in tumor tissue or released from a tumor into the blood or other body fluids.
  54. tumor microenvironment (TOO-mer MY-kroh-en-VY-run-MENT) The normal cells, molecules, and blood vessels that surround and feed a tumor cell.
  55. tumor model (TOO-mer MAH-dul) Cells, tissues, or animals used to study the development and progression of cancer, and to test new treatments before they are given to…
  56. tumor necrosis factor (TOO-mer neh-KROH-sis FAK-ter) A protein made by white blood cells in response to an antigen (substance that causes the immune system to make a specific…
  57. tumor promotion (TOO-mer pruh-MOE-shun) A process in which existing tumors are stimulated to grow. Tumor promoters are not able to cause tumors to form.
  58. tumor suppressor gene (TOO-mer suh-PREH-ser jeen) A type of gene that makes a protein called a tumor suppressor protein that helps control cell growth.
  59. tumor vasculature-targeted tumor necrosis factor alpha (TOO-mer VAS-kyoo-luh-chur-TAR-geh-ted TOO-mer neh-KROH-sis FAK-ter AL-fuh) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.
  60. Tumor virus A virus capable of transforming a cell to a malignant phenotype. (See Virus.)
  61. tumor volume (TOO-mer VOL-yoom) The size of a cancer measured by the amount of space taken up by the tumor.
  62. tumor-derived Taken from an individual's own tumor tissue; may be used in the development of a vaccine that enhances the body's ability to build an immune response to…
  63. Tumor-inducing plasmid See Ti plasmid.
  64. tumor-specific antigen A protein or other molecule that is unique to cancer cells or is much more abundant in them.
  65. tumour virus A virus capable of transforming a cell to a malignant phenotype.
  66. tumour-inducing plasmid See: Ti plasmid.
  67. Tundra See Arctic tundra; Alpine tundra
  68. Tungsten Halogen Lamp A type of incandescent lamp that contains a halogen gas in the bulb, which reduces the filament evaporation rate increasing the lamp life.
  69. tunica The outer one- to four-cell layer region of the apical meristem, where cell division is anticlinal, i.e. perpendicular to the surface.
  70. tuning Selecting the number and type of AMIs to run a Hadoop job flow most efficiently.
  71. Tunnel Covered portion of spillway between the gate or crest structure and the terminal structure, where open channel flow and/or pressure flow conditions may…
  72. Tunneled Password Protocol A protocol where a password is sent through a protected channel. For example, the TLS protocol is often used with a verifiers public key certificate to…
  73. tunneling In computer networking, a technique for connecting two networks via a third, while totally isolating the connected traffic from other traffic in the third…
  74. tunneling mode Synonym leaky mode.
  75. tunneling ray Synonym leaky ray.
  76. tuple A row in a relational table; synonymous with record, observation.
  77. TUR Surgery performed with a special instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called transurethral resection.
  78. Turbid Having a cloudy or muddy appearance.
  79. Turbidimeter A device that measures the amount of suspended solids in a liquid.
  80. Turbidity The relative clarity of water, which may be affected by material in suspension in the water.
  81. turbidostat An open continuous culture in which a pre-selected biomass density is uniformly maintained by automatic removal of excess cells.
  82. Turbine A device for converting the flow of a fluid (air, steam, water, or hot gases) into mechanical motion.
  83. Turbulence Irregular motion of the atmosphere, as indicated by gusts and lulls in the wind.
  84. Turbulent flow That type of flow in which any water particle may move in any direction with respect to any other particle, and in which the head loss is approximately…
  85. turgid Swollen, distended; referring to a cell that is extended as a result of adequate water uptake. Loss of turgidity in plant cells is a sign of water deficit.
  86. turgor potential See: pressure potential.
  87. turgor pressure The pressure within a cell resulting from the absorption of water into the vacuole and the imbibition of water by the protoplasm.
  88. Turing machine A mathematical model of a device that changes its internal state and reads from, writes on, and moves a potentially infinite tape, all in accordance with…
  89. turion An underground bud or shoot from which an aerial stem arises. See: sucker.
  90. Turkey Tower Slang for a narrow, individual cloud tower that develops and falls apart rapidly.
  91. Turkish rhubarb (... ROO-barb) The root of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.
  92. turmeric (TER-meh-rik) An East Indian plant that is a member of the ginger family and is used as a spice and food color.
  93. Turn The fourth community card. Put out face up, by itself. Also known as "fourth street."
  94. Turn A Tow When a towboat meets another towboat (belonging to the same company and proceeding in the opposite direction) and exchanges its entire tow, and returns in…
  95. Turn angles To measure the angle between directions with a surveying instrument.
  96. Turn Down Ratio The ratio of a boiler's or gasifier's maximum output to its minimum output.
  97. turn impedance The impedance or cost of making a turn at a network node. A turn impedance for making a left turn can be different from that of a right turn or a U-turn…
  98. Turn of logs A group of logs yarded at the same time by the same machine.
  99. turnaround time the total time a Service Request is in the laboratory, from its receipt at Evidence Intake until a formal report is issued
  100. Turning Point A temporary point whose elevation is determined by additions and subtractions of backsights and foresights respectively.